Storyline
It's summer and very hot in Germany's only open-air swimming pool for women. There, women bathe topless, in a bikini, bathing suit or burkini. Each follows different rules. This always leads to friction, which the overwhelmed lifeguard is not quite able to control. When a group of completely veiled women enthusiastically discovers the women's bath for themselves, rags literally fly: Who owns the bath and who makes the rules? Who owns the female body? And when is a woman a woman at all? The lifeguard resigns, exasperated. But when a man of all people is hired as the successor as lifeguard, the situation escalates in unpredictable directions.
Cast & Crew
Andrea Sawatzki
Eva
Lead
Maria Happel
Gabi
Nilam Farooq
Yasemin
Lisa Wagner
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Melodie Simina
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Julia Jendroßek
Paula
Sabrina Amali
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Nico Stank
Kim
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Doris Dörrie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Freibad is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
